Dash light



April 3, 1928. 1,664,684 R. o. HELGEBY DASH LIGHT Filed March 14. 1927@atented Apr. 3, 1928 i i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH 0. Hammer, or FLINT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO All SPARK PLUG COMPANY,a or FLINT, MICHIGAN, A COMPANY or MICHIGAN. I

DASH LIGHT.

Application file d March 14, 1927. Serial No. 175,275.

This invention relates to automotive vehiplurality of openings 19 at itslower side cles particularly to the lights used on dash and over theseopenings on the inside of the P boards to illuminate the instrumentpanel. casing there is. placed a blue pyralin disc 20 A It is an-objectof the present invention to secured within a housing by-any suitableproduce a dash light which will give very means such as a spring 21 90soft illumination and avoid glare. The To the exposed end of thehousing16 at novel'dash light of the present disclosure is its central portionthere is secured bymeans attached to the instrument panel and comof arivet 22 a mushroom shaped head 23- prises a housing or casin enclosingthe light having its inner surface 24 curved and highbulb; The casing ispre erably circularand ly polished. This surface 24; acts as a re- 65 atthe -bottom side of its end portion 1t is flector to deflect the lightrays rearwardly provided with a plurality of openings to and downwardlyonto the instruments.

allow the light to shine thru while apolished The fingers '13 areprovided with depresmushroom shaped head is attached to the sions 25which engage over ahead 26 on the center of the casing end so as toreflect the lamp socket 27 to removably hold it in place. 70

light rearwardly onto the instruments. The spring prongs 12 ma or maynotbe Preferably although not necessarily a piece secured to the innerside 0 the instrument of blue pyralin is fixed to the inside of the'board 10 and from the structure as decasing and thru which thelight isforced to scribed it is obvious that by turning the 2 shine beforestriking against the polished housing 16 so that the tongues 14 willleave 76 surface of the mushroom head. This arthe bayonet slots 18 thehousing 16 may be rangement gives a very soft light and elimiremoved.nates the glare. e a I claim.

The invention is disclosed in the accom- 1. In a dash light, a casingfor said light, panying drawing'in which: 7 aplurality of openings inthe casing end, a so Figure 1 is a perspective viewof an inpyralin sheetinside said casing over said strume nt board of an automotive vehicleopenings, and a headon said casing to rewith my invention appliedthereto. fleet the light rearwardly.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal view of the 2. In adash light, a casing forsaid li ht,

structure shown in Figure l. 1 a plurality of openings in the casing ena Figure 3 is an elevation, looking from the transparent sheet insidesaid casing over said rear, of the stamping of my invention. openings,said sheet softening the light, and Figure tis, a section on line4-4'ofFiga reflecting head on said casing to reflect ure'2. o l p thelight rearwardly. y 35 Referring to the numbered parts of the 3. In adash light, a casing for said light, 00 drawing 10 denotes an instrumentboard to a plurality of openings in the bottom half which there isapplied a stamping 11 having of the casing end, a solid upper portion,to a plurality of spring prongs 12, preferably said casing end, atransparent medium over three in number, which abut the rear side ofsaid openings, and a head on said casing to .40 the instrument board.The stamping 11 1S reflect the light rearwardly.

also provided with a plurality of spring 4. In combination "with the.instrument fingers 13, preferably three in number, and a board of anautomotive vehicle, a light, a plurality of tongues 14 the purpose ofwhich t in b tti g th rear f id i t will be later described. ment board,acasing housing said light and 45 The instrument board 10 is providedwith fitting in an opening in'said board from the an opening 15 intowhich extends from its front, and means on said stamping to hold frontside acasing or housing 16 having a said casing. Y bead 17 contactingwith the instrument board 5. The combination of claim 4, said means anda plurality of slots 18 at it-s rear porcomprising a plura ity ofslotsin said cas- 50 tion 'where it extends thru the instrument ing anda plurality of tongues on said stampboard. The slots 18 at the end ofthe housing. a i ing 16 are of the bayonet type and coincide 6. Thecombination of claim 4, said stampwith the tongues 14 by means of whichthe ing comprising a plurality of. prongs abuthousing is held to theinstrument board. ting the rear side of said board, a plurality '5 Theend of the housing is provided with a of fingers extendingv at rightangles to said tight and board, and means on said first narneoi means tohold said second named means.

10. The combination of claim 9, said first and second nameot means beingremovably attached too each other.

11. The combination of claim 9, said first and second named means beingremovably secured to each other and confining the in- 20 struinent boardbetween them. 4 In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

RAEPt-t U. HELGEBY.

